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The Department of Political Science is recruiting 1-2 Postdoctoral Fellows (SKO 1352) positions with specialisation in either comparative politics, political data science, or public administration. We are looking for an excellent candidate with the potential of pursuing a long-term career in academia. The successful applicant(s) will be part of the research project “Governing elites since the dawn of modern democracy” (GETGOV) which is funded by the European Research Council. The appointment is a fulltime position for a period of three years.

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), the Neuroscience Center at Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), and the Department of Computer Science of the University of Helsinki invite applications for 3 Research Fellowship positions.

The fellows will be hired for a fixed term of three years, starting in August 2025.

Duration: 12 months, starting on September 1st or October 1st , 2026.

The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in Germany, is seeking to appoint up to three postdoctoral fellows in the humanities or social sciences for the academic year 2026/2027.

A year as Consolidator Fellow at the Historische Kolleg

As a Consolidator Fellow, you will spend a full year (October 1 to September 30 of the following year) at the Historisches Kolleg in Munich. The fellowship offers you an atmosphere of concentrated tranquility in which you will have the opportunity to complete your habilitation or a second book.

Article 1 – Travel Expenses

The Brocher Foundation offers a grant of up to CHF 6,000 to cover the travel expenses of 12 participants (6 of whom must come from Europe).

The Gledden Visiting Fellowships are part of the estate bequeathed to the University by Robert John Gledden (1855-1927).

The purpose of this Fellowship is to support global research collaborations by providing funding to bring outstanding researchers to UWA to conduct research with a UWA host.

Gledden Visiting Fellowships are open to researchers who have doctoral degrees or equivalent qualifications or experience, and who are mid-career or senior researchers.

Vici is part of the NWO Talent programme. The Vici target group consists of researchers at the stage of consolidation and further development of their leadership/research group.

Purpose

The Vici target group consists of researchers at the stage of consolidation and further development of their leadership/research group. The goal of the Vici grant is to contribute to the researcher's development in this area.

This Fellowship is named after TUM professor Hans Fischer (1881–1945), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1930 for his pioneering work on hemoglobin and related structures.

Open Call

The call for nominations is currently open for this Fellowship program.

Nominations are to be submitted online by Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (12 p.m./noon CET).

For informal enquiries, please contact Lena Rethel (Professor) at L.Rethel@warwick.ac.uk.